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A shampoo label from the U.S. that shows a round metric quantity taking secondary status in parentheses next to non-integer U.S. customary quantity. Metrication is the process of introducing the International System of Units, also known as SI units or the metric system, to replace a jurisdiction's traditional measuring units.
A Waffle House mostly reduced to rubble in Biloxi, Mississippi, after Hurricane Katrina in 2005. The Waffle House Index is a metric named after the ubiquitous Southern US restaurant chain Waffle House known for its 24-hour, 365-day service. [1]
Modelling results predict that Asia will suffer direct economic damages of US$167.6 billion at 0.47 meters of sea level rise. This rises to US$272.3 billion at 1.12 meters and US$338.1 billion at 1.75 meters. There is an additional indirect impact of US$8.5, 24 or 15 billion from population displacement at those levels.
Doppler effect meters which utilize the Doppler Effect to determine the velocity of water passing through the meter. Transit Time meters which measure the amount of time required for the ultrasonic signal to pass between 2 or more fixed points inside the meter. Ultrasonic meters may either be of flow-through or "clamp-on" design.
The new technology promises more accurate natural gas readings and new safety measures. But some critics say they’re not worth the cost.
Hurricane watches and warnings are in effect today and early Wednesday in the Cayman Islands and parts of Cuba as Rafael makes its way northwest into the Gulf of Mexico later this week. Jamaica ...
The SI system after the 2019 definition: Base units as defined in terms of physical constants and other base units. Here, means is used in the definition of . The SI system after 1983, but before the 2019 redefinition: Base unit definitions in terms of other base units (for example, the metre is defined as the distance travelled by light in a specific fraction of a second), with the constants ...
So sit back and marvel at the various laws which still are in effect in the United States today. 1. You can't wear a fake mustache that causes laughter in a church in Alabama.